David Hood presented on Healthcare Firefighting Strategies & Tactics for the Connecticut Fire Academy at the Connecticut Valley Hospital in Middletown, CT. This program focused on improving communication and pre-planning between healthcare facilities and the fire service, reviewing case studies of recent healthcare fires and actions taken by the facility, addressing unique patient population within hospitals and nursing homes, and incorporating practical exercises for suppression of a fire on the patient and evacuation techniques for the room, smoke compartment and floor.

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RPA, a JENSEN HUGHES company, is a team of fire, code compliance and emergency management experts, providing specialized technology and professional services to healthcare facilities throughout the United States and Canada. Since 1976, we have provided unparalleled service to thousands of healthcare facilities (more than 1,300 current clients) and train more than 200,000 healthcare leaders and staff on an annual basis.